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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5350
6250
3300
3350
3300
3350
3250
3350
5150
4900
4600
9500
6650
km/h
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
25
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
5
W
5
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
4
1.5
3
1.7
0.7
0.7
5
0.5
1.1
4
0.1
max °C
9
10
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
6
7
3
6
8
4
7
9
6
min °C
7
6
4
5
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
1
2
7
2
3
9
4
 chill °C
5
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
-3
-2
4
0
1
7
4
Freezing level m
4750
5100
4650
4550
4700
4550
4600
4500
4200
4300
4650
4100
4050
4700
4250
4250
4850
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
88556665456248359513129910101198101179138111510
Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
Sunset
7:15
7:13
7:10
7:09
7:07
7:06

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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 25km NW of Crested Butte
27 km WNW
3102m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
37 km S
2352m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
41 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
48 km SE
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
0
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
0
thunderstorm affecting Carbondale
63 km NW
1909m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
16 km
65 km NW
2286m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 106).
6
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.